Former Detroit Red Wings goaltender Mike Vernon can now call himself a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2023. The Calgary native spent three seasons with the Red Wings from 1994-97 winning one Stanley Cup during the 1996-97 season that also included capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy for being the 1997 Playoff…… MORE
Henrik Zetterberg and Richard “Rip” Hamilton headline 2023 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame class
The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was recently announced, and headlining this year’s class is former Detroit Red Wing Henrik Zetterberg (2002-18) and former Detroit Piston Richard “Rip” Hamilton (2002-11). Zetterberg was part of the Red Wings 2008 Stanley Cup Championship team and served as captain from 2012-18, while Hamilton captured a…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: Somehow, a winning week happened
Whenever the Detroit Tigers accumulate a winning week, you’ll take it and run with it. After dropping two of three at home to the Atlanta Braves to kick off last week, the Tigers rebounded emphatically on the road taking three of four from the first-place Minnesota Twins to end the week above .500. As we…… MORE
Pistons hire Jarrett Jack as an assistant coach, Monty Williams reportedly has staff in place
Monty Williams is bringing in a former assistant of his with the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons in Jarrett Jack, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant under Williams in Phoenix. There have only been a couple of reported Pistons assistant coaching hires announced by the NBA/Pistons insiders on social media, but…… MORE
Run it back? “Hard Knocks” reportedly gauged the Lions’ interest in coming back for a second straight year
It appears that the NFL and HBO are having a (very) difficult time trying to get a team to be featured on this year’s “Hard Knocks” training camp documentary. How much of a hard time are they having? Well, it’s been reported that HBO recently reached out to, you guessed it, the Detroit Lions to…… MORE
Promoted: Grand Rapids Griffins hire Toledo Walleye’s Dan Watson as new head coach
The Detroit Red Wings have promoted from within to be their American Hockey League affiliate’s new head coach as Dan Watson has been hired as the Grand Rapids Griffins’ bench boss. The 43-year-old Watson comes to the Griffins after serving six seasons with the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye. In total, the Ontario…… MORE
Tigers Weekly Report: Downward Spiral
A nine-game losing streak. That’s where we’re at with the 2023 Detroit Tigers following an 0-6 week and have now been swept in three consecutive three-game series against the Chicago White Sox (road), Philadelphia Phillies (road), and Arizona Diamondbacks (home). To make matters worse, the Tigers are currently the ONLY team in Major League Baseball…… MORE
Big Ten to eliminate football divisions beginning in 2024, announces 2024 and 2025 schedules
The Big Ten Conference is doing away with football divisions beginning with the 2024 season when new members UCLA and USC join the conference. Also, the conference has announced each member’s opponents for 2024 and 2025 that includes their protected and two-way opponents: In case you don’t want to read all that tiny font from…… MORE
Michigan Basketball nabs Tennessee’s Olivier Nkamhoua from the transfer portal
Finally, some good news has surfaced regarding Michigan Basketball and the Transfer Portal this offseason as it looks like they’ll be able to hold on to a player from the portal. The 23-year-old Nkamhoua spent the last four seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers averaging 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per…… MORE
Pistons hire Stephen Silas as top assistant coach
New Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams has made his first staff hire in landing Stephen Silas as his top assistant coach. The 49-year-old Silas spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Houston Rockets compiling a 59-177 record with no playoff appearances. Before being the head coach of the Rockets, Silas…… MORE
